14-Round Magazine, Loaded Handgun Seized From Missouri Driver In Secaucus, Police Say 14-Round Magazine, Loaded Handgun Seized From Missouri Driver In Secaucus, Police Say
14-Round Magazine, Loaded Handgun Seized From Missouri Driver In Secaucus, Police Say Police seized a loaded handgun and a 14-round high-capacity magazine for a different weapon from a Missouri driver they spotted with fake license plates, authorities in Secaucus said. The Secaucus Police Department’s Anti-Crime Unit was near the Extended Stay Hotel when they saw a vehicle in the parking lot with bogus license plates just before 6 p.m. Sept. 10, Chief Dennis Miller said. While speaking to the driver, a handgun was spotted in the driver’s side door pocket of the vehicle, within his immediate reach, Miller said.  Master Jules Summerville, 27, of Missouri, was arrested fo…
51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot 51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot
51 Unruly Inmates In Hudson County Jail's Max Security Unit Lead Midday Riot The Hudson County jail's maximum security unit was on lockdown for nearly two hours as 51 inmates refused to return to their cells in a riot on Thursday, NJ Advance Media reports. Jail Director Ron Edwards told the outlet that the inmates poured soapy water at the unit's entrances and tied sheets to door handles just after 12:30 p.m. Corrections officers negotiated with the inmates for 45 minutes before deploying pepper spray, Edwards said. Inmates did not have a list of concerns, said Edwards, noting last week the jail lost power when a utility pole was knocked down. The air apparently ca…
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Montclair Girl, 13, He Met Online Jersey City Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Montclair Girl, 13, He Met Online
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Montclair Girl, 13, He Met Online A 24-year-old Jersey City man was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met online, authorities said. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Special Victims Unit were tipped off in January that Steffon Fowler had sexually assaulted the Montclair girl after meeting on social media, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Fowler was arrested on Aug. 17 at his residence on Arlington Avenue without incident, and surrendered to authorities without incident, Suarez said. Fowler was charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault, one count of third-degree end…
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus
Police: VA Driver Had Shrooms, Handgun Loaded With Hollow Point Bullets In Secaucus Psilocybin mushrooms and a handgun loaded with hollow point bullets were seized from a 33-year-old Virginia driver in a routine North Jersey motor vehicle stop, authorities said. Timothy Williams was stopped by Secaucus police who noticed he had expired registration and a faulty brake light on the Meadowlands Parkway around 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Officers spotted a handgun on the driver side floorboard, which turned out to be a 9mm Glock 43 loaded with both hollow point and full metal jacket ammunition, with a round in the chamber, Mille…
Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival
Feds Charge Reputed Jersey City Gang Member With Gunning Down Rival Federal authorities have charged a reputed gang member from Jersey City with murder in the shooting death of a rival during a running feud between allied crews. Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced Tuesday that her office has taken over the prosecution of Phillip Wiggins Jr. of Newark for the March 31, 2020 slaying of Damone “Munch” Smith. Wiggins, 24, who investigators say belongs to the Wilkinson Avenue gang, shot Smith in the chest near the corner of Rose and Cator avenues.  Smith, 25, was brought by private vehicle to Jersey City Medical Center, where he …
Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say
Hotel Guest From Alabama Had Handgun Loaded With 16-Round Mag, Secaucus Police Say Police seized a handgun loaded with a 16-round magazine from a hotel guest in Secaucus, authorities said. Quinterious Jones, 23, of Alabama, was stopped by  Secaucus Police Officer David Delseni in the Red Roof Inn parking lot on the Meadowlands Parkway, when the officer learned Jones had a weapon, Police Chief Dennis Miller said. A search of Jones' vehicle turned up a loaded Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun, loaded with a 16 round magazine -- and also had a round in the chamber, police said. Some hollow point ammunition was also seized. “This is another example how proactively poli…
DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says
DPW Worker Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Juvenile, Hudson Prosecutor Says A 46-year-old DPW worker from Hudson County on charges involving multiple sex crimes against a juvenile, authorities said Saturday. Secaucus resident Victor Rodriguez assaulted the alleged victim -- who was ages 12 and 13 -- more than seven years ago, and was arrested June 29, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Secaucus DPW worker was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. Rodriguez was being held in the Hudson County Jail pending a first court appearance.
Hudson Ex-Con Who Shot At Moving Car Headed To Federal Prison For 5 Years, No Parole Hudson Ex-Con Who Shot At Moving Car Headed To Federal Prison For 5 Years, No Parole
Hudson Ex-Con Who Shot At Moving Car Headed To Federal Prison For 5 Years, No Parole A Jersey City ex-con who fired at a moving car is headed to federal prison for a plea-bargained five years, authorities said Tuesday. Jamel Armfield, 20, already had three felony convictions on his record when he squeezed off nine rounds from a .45-caliber Springfield Armory handgun at the vehicle on Gates Avenue last June, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. A nearby surveillance camera captured images of the shooting, she said. Whom Armfield was firing at, and why, were never determined, the U.S. attorney said. He tried to hide the gun, she added, but Jersey City police found it…
K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say
K9 Officer Tracks Down Englewood Car Thief Hiding In Secaucus Motel Parking Lot, Police Say A Secaucus Police K9 officer tracked down a 20-year-old Englewood man who stole a vehicle leading to his arrest, authorities said. Jean Cardenas apparently stole the 2021 Toyota Corolla from a Subway restaurant at 10 Meadowlands Parkway around 6:30 p.m. May 5, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Meanwhile, the owner contacted local police. Clifton police contacted Secaucus police around 12:05 p.m. saying that the vehicle was involved in a theft at a Route 3 BP station and then fled eastbound on the highway, Miller said. Secaucus Police began probing the area and found the stolen Cor…
Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police
Edgewater PD: Hudson Ex-Con With 42 Arrests Tasered After Fighting, Spitting On Police A Hudson County ex-con with a rap sheet more than three decades long was Tasered after he kicked, elbowed and spit on Edgewater police officers who were trying to arrest him for a multi-store shoplifting spree, authorities said. Gregory Calvo, 50, of Union City had just stolen hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from the Marshalls, Old Navy and TJ Maxx stores at Edgewater Commons when two officers found him in the Acme Supermarket on Saturday, Police Chief Donald Martin said. “I’m not going to be arrested today,” Calvo announced as he “got into a fighting stance,” the chief said. Calv…
Men Busted Trying To Meet Girls 14, 15 For Sex In Undercover Sting, Secaucus Police Say Men Busted Trying To Meet Girls 14, 15 For Sex In Undercover Sting, Secaucus Police Say
Men Busted Trying To Meet Girls 14, 15 For Sex In Undercover Sting, Secaucus Police Say A pair of men were arrested after they agreed to meet up with individuals who they believed were 14- and 15-year-old girls in Secaucus, police said following an undercover investigation. Nicholas Signorelli, 24, of Springfield, luring and enticing a child, while Nevil Rana, 34, of Wallington, was charged with the same, along with criminal attempt to endanger the welfare of a child and obscenity for persons under 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. The police department got a tip that a man later identified as Signorelli had been talking to someone who he thought was a 14-year-old …
Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later
Guess Who's Back? Accused NYC Carjackers Nabbed After Being Spotted At Same NJ Hotel Week Later Two New York City women were arrested when police spotted them in the area of the same hotel where they had committed a carjacking nearly a week prior, authorities said. Lauren Allen, 33 of the Bronx, and Ebonee Hazelwood, 32 of Manhattan -- who both had warrants out of Essex County -- were taken into custody Thursday when authorities spotted them, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Police responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel on Plaza Drive around 5:20 a.m. March 18, on reports that a 2017 Mercedes Benz was forcibly taken from the owner, Miller said. A responding officer …